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LOOK: Bills begin COVID-19 testing for fans at stadium

Buffalo Bills COVID-19 testing outside stadium prior to Wild Card matchup with the Indianapolis Colts.

The Buffalo Bills will let just over six thousand of their closest friends into their venue on Saturday. As the team hosts their first home playoff game since 1996 against the Indianapolis Colts (11-5), the Bills (13-3) will have their first fans of the season allowed into Bills Stadium.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the NFL, and the other powers at be came to a compromise to allow fans into the game amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Considering coronavirus is a very real deal still, testing protocols are mandated for anyone to enter. All fans must be tested prior to entering the game, and those are now underway.

Fans have to do a drive-thru test at Bills Stadium via vehicle at some point 2-3 days prior to the game. Some images of that activity have come about on social media.

Here’s a couple of them showing the setup outside Bills Stadium:

For more general information on Saturday’s game, visit the link below:

Ticket, COVID test details for Bills’ upcoming 2020 playoff game

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Who the Bills protected on their practice squad for Wild Card round

Buffalo Bills protected practice squad for Wild Card round vs. Indianapolis Colts.

The Bills announced their Wild Card week players the team has placed on the protected portion of their practice squad via the NFL’s transaction wire on Tuesday ahead of their game with the Indianapolis Colts (11-5).

For the past few weeks, the Bills have made one spot on their practice squad interchangeable while the other three remained the same. That was the case once again this week, however, it’s pretty obviously why that new player was selected this week. Recent free agent signee in wide receiver Kenny Stills replaces undrafted rookie offensive lineman Trey Adams in that spot.

The full group of four including the three that remained are:

  • OL Jordan Devey
  • OL Jonotthan Harrison
  • WR Kenny Stills
  • LB Darron Lee

As mentioned, Stills was recently signed by the Bills and was probably coveted by other teams. With the new NFL rules that allow teams to recall players from their practice squad in the postseason as much as they want, other teams can still attempt to sign them. That hasn’t changed.

Because of that, protecting Stills makes more sense than anyone else that was previously being protected. Stills also likely has a chance to be used in Buffalo’s Wild Card round against the Colts.

For more info on the PS protections, check out our previous explanation on the “protected” practice squad situation, a new addition to the NFL this season, from our Week 1 coverage here:

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the NFL’s owners and players came to an offseason agreement that we’ve seen the first installment of on Tuesday evening. Each team in the league can “protect” four players on their practice squad each week.

The idea is to provide some extra depth for teams in case of a COVID-19 outbreak in a locker room late in the week prior to a Sunday or Monday game. Those four can be called up to the active roster up until Sunday morning prior to kickoff every week.

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Bills Wild Card matchup: Everything to know about the Colts

Everything to know about Buffalo Bills’ Wild Card opponent, the Indianapolis Colts.

The Buffalo Bills have made the postseason for the third time in four years under head coach Sean McDermott in 2020. But we do have a different look this time around.

The Bills (13-3) won’t be leaving Orchard Park for their game. Buffalo hosts the Indianapolis Colts (11-5) in the modified Wild Card round.

Previously the top-two seeds would get a bye, but the NFL added a Wild Card round team to each conference, upping it from six to seven playoffs teams each year. While maybe the Bills players would have enjoyed a week off, having another game to watch is fun for us observers.

But with that first home playoff game en route under McDermott’s watch and the first since 1996, let’s make sure we’re all up-to-date on the Bills’ upcoming opponent.

Here’s everything to know about the Colts ahead of Wild Card weekend:

Bills vs. Colts: Tuesday injury reports

Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts injury reports from Tuesday ahead of Wild Card.

Here are the first full injury reports for the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts ahead of their Wild Card matchup at Bills Stadium on Saturday:

Buffalo Bills (13-3)

Did not practice

  • WR Cole Beasley (knee)

Limited

  • WR Stefon Diggs (oblique)
  • QB Jake Fromm (quarantine) 
  • WR Isaiah McKenzie (ankle)

Full practice

  • OL Jon Feliciano (knee)
  • TE Reggie Gilliam (knee/ hamstring)

Notes:

Diggs, McKenzie both played in Week 17 vs. the Dolphins. … Beasley was most-recently dubbed a week-to-week injury. … Gilliam has missed multiple games

Indianapolis Colts (11-5)

Did not practice

  • DT DeForest Buckner (ankle)
  • OT Will Holden (ankle)
  • QB Phillip Rivers (toe)
  • Rock Ya-Sin (concussion)

Limited

  • CB TJ Carrie (ankle/ shoulder)
  • RB Jonathan Taylor (shoulder)

Full practice

  • S Khari Willis (concussion)

Notes:

Ya-Sin did not play in the Colts’ season finale vs. Jaguars. … Rivers, Buckner, Carrie did play in Week 17.

** Both the Bills & Colts had walk-through practices on Tuesday

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Report: Bills to hold tryout with QB Chad Kelly

Buffalo Bills to hold tryout with quarterback Chad Kelly.

The Buffalo Bills are bringing in a familiar face for a tryout: Quarterback Chad Kelly.

Nephew of Hall of Famer and former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, he was released by the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad on Sept. 30. Kelly also spent the 2019 regular season on the Colts’ active roster:

Kelly was the final draft pick in the 2017 NFL Draft otherwise known as Mr. Irrelevant, by the Broncos. But off-field issues which followed Buffalo native through college held him back in Denver as well, leading to his dismissal from the team in 2018.

From there, Kelly signed with the Colts during the 2019 season but was suspended for the first two games of that season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy for that trespassing charge he was involved in while with the Broncos.

Kelly coming in for a workout is interesting on multiple levels. He’s the nephew of a team legend and has always had boat loads of talent. He won’t surpass Josh Allen anytime soon on the depth chart, but as ESPN’s Field Yates mentions, Kelly could compete for a future backup spot.

But then there’s the curveball. Kelly played for the Colts going back to earlier this season. There’s always the idea that players come in for visits and tryouts in order for teams to grab some intel on upcoming opponents. Connecting some dots, the Bills (13-3) do host the Indianapolis Colts (11-5) on Saturday in a Wild Card matchup.

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